Second Reading

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Today’s text from 1 Thessalonians is the fourth lection in [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

For additional lectionary resources on the assigned texts for All [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

For additional lectionary resources on the assigned texts for Reformation [...]

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

The opening of any letter sets the tone for the [...]

Commentary on Philippians 4:1-9

Were Euodia and Syntyche squabbling? Or, has Paul’s exhortation in [...]

Commentary on Philippians 3:4b-14

There was a popular scene on ancient Greek vases: a [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:1-13

Philippians 2:6 might be translated: “He did not regard snatching [...]

Commentary on Philippians 1:21-30

Modern interpreters agree: Philippians is the friendliest of Paul’s letters. [...]

Commentary on Romans 14:1-12

This section of Romans makes it clear that divisions in the church go back to [...]

Commentary on Romans 13:8-14

In this paragraph the theme of love as a force in interpersonal relationships emerges after [...]